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(5) The proposed budget as designated by object class for each directorate, theme, and program. (6) Sufficient narrative shall be provided to explain the request for each program, project, and activity, and an explanation for any deviation to previously adopted baselines for all justification materials provided to the Committees. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each conference or meeting, held by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during fiscal year 2008 for which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000. Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in that subsection held during the applicable quarter— (1) a description of the number of and purpose of participants attending that conference or meeting; (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference or meeting, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; (C) the cost of all related travel; and (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to that conference or meeting; and (3) a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference or meeting, including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in evaluating potential contractors for any conference or meeting. The Administrator of NASA shall, not later than September 30, 2008, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on each conference for which the agency paid travel expenses during fiscal year 2008 that includes— (1) the itemized expenses paid by the agency, including travel expenses and any agency expenditure to otherwise support the conference; (2) the primary sponsor of the conference; (3) the location of the conference; (4) in the case of a conference for which the agency was the primary sponsor, a statement that— (A) justifies the location selected; (B) demonstrates the cost efficiency of the location; (C) the date of the conference; (D) a brief explanation how the conference advanced the mission of the agency; and (E) the total number of individuals who travel or attendance at the conference was paid for in part or full by the agency. In this provision, the term conference means a meeting that— (1) is held for consultation, education, awareness, or discussion; (2) includes participants who are not all employees of the same agency; (3) is not held entirely at an agency facility;

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